The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced that February 12, 2021, will be the first day they will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns. This later date allows the IRS time for additional programming and testing of their systems after the tax law changes that were announced December 27, 2020 providing a second round of Economic Impact Payments and other benefits.
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Source: Internal Revenue Service